Westfield is expected to post 10% increase in U.S. sales

Westfield Group is expected to report a slight increase in quarterly sales in its U.S. retail centers for its earnings report, for the period ending March 31. Those numbers will be key to the A-REIT, according to Citigroup's head of Australian REIT research, David Burgess. Westfield might post a 10% improvement in sales in the U.S., compared with the same period last year.